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Connacht GAA Bursary Awards 2015/16

Connacht
GAA have again reiterated their commitment to the ongoing educational
development of its players and members by announcing details of the 2015/2016
GAA National Student Bursary scheme.Connacht GAA, in support of
the National Student Bursary Scheme, will award bursaries of €750 to students
attending Higher Education colleges.

The
scheme, which is now in its ninth year, will be open to members of the
Association who are attending a full-time Higher Education course and who are
active participants in their Higher Education club. Students who hold
other GAA-related or a college scholarship/bursary will not be eligible to
apply.

Connacht
GAA welcomes applications from those students in our province, (Galway,
Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon & Sligo), regardless whether their attendance is
at a college inside or outside of Connacht”. A number of awards in each
province will be reserved for those excelling in the areas of coaching and
administration.

Each
bursary granted will be for €750 and payment will be made annually in two
instalments of €375. Further information and application forms for this year’s
scheme are currently available to download from www.connachtgaa.ie, www.gaa.ie and http://he.gaa.ie/

Senior Inter-county players who were on their County’s Senior Panel in
2015 should apply for Bursaries via the Gaelic Players Association; further information at www.gaelicplayers.com.